Thanks for the fast response! phew! looks a "bit" as an overkill for such a project.
I will take a closer look to find another solution, maybe the stepper controller from http://timeguy.com/cradek/cnc/stepper-drivers. Hansjakob Am 13.11.2006 um 15:50 schrieb Jeff Epler: > Another user asked about this card back in september. Here's a > link to > the thread: > http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php? > thread_id=30619308&forum_id=6435 > > This is what I wrote at the time, after reading some of the > documentation: > > | I found some documentaton on this card here: > | > | http://www2.produktinfo.conrad.com/datenblaetter/ > 950000-974999/967599-an-01-en-PC-Schrittmotor-Steuerkarte_SMC_800.pdf > | (it's in english; other languages from here: > | http://www.conrad.de/goto.php?artikel=967599) > | if the protocol is as described on page 28 (PDF page 30) then > | it uses a very different method of communication with the PC, > compared > | to traditional "step and direction" steppers. > | > | It would be possible to create an emc2 component that translates > | position commands into the right parallel port signals, but it > would be > | a considerable effort. "stepgen", the component that creates > signals > | for traditional "step and direction" systems, is about 1000 lines > of "C" > | code. The new component for an smc800 would probably be of similar > | complexity. > > Jeff > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- > Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, > security? > Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your > job easier > Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache > Geronimo > http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel? > cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
